Benin at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Benin at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg
IOC code BEN
NOC Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Seoul
17 September–2 October 1988
Competitors7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Félicite Bada
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Benin was represented at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea by the Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee.

Contents

In total, seven athletes including six men and one woman represented Benin in two different sports including athletics and judo.

Competitors

In total, seven athletes represented Benin at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across two different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 516
Judo 101
Total617

Athletics

In total, five Beninoise athletes participated in the athletics events – Issa Alassane-Ousséni, Félicite Bada, Patrice Mahoulikponto, Fortune Ogouchi, José de Souza and Dossou Vignissy. [1]

The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 23 September 1988. Alassane-Ousséni finished third in his heat in a time of 10.72 seconds as he advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals took place later the same day. Alassane-Ousséni finished eighth in his quarter-final in a time of 10.83 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-finals. [2]

The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 24 September 1988. Baba finished seventh in her heat in a time of 12.27 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals. [3]

The heats for the men's 110 m hurdles took place on 25 September 1988. De Souze finished seventh in his heat in a time of 15.05 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals. [4]

The heats for the men's 200 m took place on 26 September 1988. Alassane-Ousséni finished fourth in his heat in a time of 21.74 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals. [5]

The heats for the women's 200 m took place on 28 September 1988. Baba finished sixth in her heat in a time of 25.42 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals. [6]

The heats for the men's 4 x 100 m relay took place on 30 September 1988. Benin finished fifth in their heat in a time of 41.52 seconds and they did not advance to the semi-finals. [7]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Issa Alassane-Ousséni Men's 100 m 10.723 Q10.838Did not advance
Men's 200 m 21.744Did not advance
José de Souza Men's 110 m hurdles 15.057Did not advance
Fortune Ogouchi
Patrice Mahoulikponto
Dossou Vignissy
Issa Alassane-Ousséni 		Men's 4 × 100 m relay 41.525—Did not advance
Félicite Bada Women's 100 m 12.277Did not advance
Women's 200 m 25.426Did not advance

Judo

In total, one Beninoise athlete participated in the judo events – Daniel Dohou Dossou in the men's −71 kg category. [1]

The men's −71 kg category took place on 27 September 1988. Dossou received a bye in the first round. In the second round, he lost by ippon to Steffen Stranz of West Germany. [8]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Repechage FinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Daniel Dohou Dossou −71 kg BYEFlag of Germany.svg  Stranz  (FRG)
L 0000-1000		Did not advance

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Benin at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics, 110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics, 200 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics, 200 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics, 4 x 100 metres Relay, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics, Lightweight (≤71 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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